Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:11:23 +0100 From: krad <kraduk@gmail.com> To: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> Cc: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org>, FreeBSD - <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Replacing Drive with SSD Message-ID: <CALfReyc4bdyo%2BBK2qNxzmvf%2BML7%2BhgW=WN4cikUWVPFBnBX4Yg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAE63ME6mDXpyB7tuRvOr3sDL532fR-BGOD1swY1GoWXXxaAm=w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CEAD84AD-341A-4FB9-A3A1-D0D5A550AFFD@lafn.org> <55E047DC.40800@qeng-ho.org> <CAE63ME6mDXpyB7tuRvOr3sDL532fR-BGOD1swY1GoWXXxaAm=w@mail.gmail.com>
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I prefer rsync as it allows me to change file systems as well, I usually use rsync -aPHx --numeric-ids On 28 August 2015 at 13:49, Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> wrote: > > On 28/08/2015 07:59, Doug Hardie wrote: > > > >> I am having to replace a drive with a SSD. Normally if I were > >> > > > replacing it with another drive, I would hook up the new drive > > > to the computer and just use dd to copy everything (system would > > > be quiescent). Can I do the same with a SSD or does it need to > > > be setup differently? This is a boot drive (i.e., the only drive > > > in the system). The system is currently working fine, but the > > > drive temp is starting to go up so I want to replace it before > > > anything bad happens. > > > > > Any reason you're not using dump/restore ? > Now that would skip empty blocks :) > That would allow you to expand your partitions, in the process. > > Warren Block has a very good guide over there : > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/backup.html > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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